ART TRAILER GALLERY
The Art Trailer Gallery lives in a 1960’s Aloha made in Aloha, Oregon. It was rescued from a neglected RV park in the northern part of the Long Beach Peninsula. After lots of TLC, it has transformed into a bright and beautiful open space to reflect a traditional gallery. It is now part of the Artist Residency Program and our non-profit organization, Sou’wester Arts. Exterior mural Summer 2018 by artist Nicky Kriara.
Current:
“What Else is Here?” is the culminating body of site-responsive work created by artist-friends Lindsay Costello and Erika Callihan during a week-long residency at the Sou’Wester. They’re thinking about rest, play, trust, the writing of Annie Dillard, and nature as a resource in healing C-PTSD. The exhibition includes a textile piece, soundscapes, paintings, and process drawings, and included a separate activation in the Red Bus Theatre with Lindsay’s diaristic 8mm nature films until May 29th 2023. Visitors are invited to engage with the exhibition and the surrounding landscape through various creative and somatic prompts.
Lindsay Costello is an experimental writer and artist with an academic background in textiles and book arts at the Oregon College of Art and Craft. She is currently studying herbalism at the Elderberry School. Her writing can be read in Hyperallergic, Art Papers, Art & About, Oregon Artswatch, and Textile: Cloth and Culture, among other places. She is interested in how storytelling and the natural world intersect in the processing of traumatic experiences. Her creative practices are interwoven, informed by birdwatching, walks, and the wetlands near her apartment.
Erika Callihan is a multimedia artist and creative counselor whose work is rooted in everyday writing and drawing practices. Her work explores themes such as embodiment, care, ecology, grief, dreams and her dog. She holds a bachelor of science in art practices from Portland State University and has completed a two-year therapy training program at Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches.
Art Trailer Gallery Archive:
- 2023:
- April 14 – _ 2023: “What Else is Here?“ by Lindsay Costello and Erika Callihan
- March 17 – 19 2023: Fabric & painting gallery by Ollie Smyer as part of Arts Week 2023.
- 2022:
- Jul 1- Sept 25, 2022: “Between Sea & Land”: Granular Explorations by Cory Gray & Nicky Kriara.
- April 8 – June 30, 2022: “Ancestral Threads” An Installation by Iris Sullivan Daire.
- 2021:
- April 23 – July 18, 2021: “Dirk Sweringen: A Photography Exhibition” .
- March 21 – April 19, 2021: New Work by Interdisciplinary Artist Ronald Jones.
- Mar 8 – Mar 13, 2021: “Sharing the Shuttle: A Collaborative Weaving Project” by Cynthia Star as part of Arts Week 21′.
- 2020:
- Dec 18, 2020 – Feb 28, 2021: “Momentary Collapse“ by Kirista Trask.
- Oct 13 – Dec 13, 2020: “From the Depths“ by Carolyn Hopkins.
- April 19 – July 12, 2020: “Your Last Day…” by Ben Beres (as a virtual online exhibit due to Covid-19).
- Jan 14 – April 5, 2020: “Water & Wood” by Sam Montaña.
- 2019:
- Nov 8, 2019 – Jan 12, 2020: “Shore/Lines” by Marcus Fischer.
- Aug 9 – Nov 3, 2019: “We’ve Never Met Before Today” by Becca Van K and Andrew Cortes.
- June 9 – Aug 4, 2019: “Forget Me Not Taxidermy” by Lindsay Bones.
- Mar 8 – June 2, 2019: “Treasure From” by Jillian Barthold.
- Jan 11 – Feb 24, 2019: “Vertellen” by Andie Sterling.
- 2018:
- Oct 5 – Dec 30, 2018: “Deep Skies” by Heather McLaughlin.
- July 3 – Sep 23, 2018: “Pillow Talk” by Amanda Manitach.
- April 14 – June 24, 2018: “What The World Needs Now Is LOVE” by Larry Yes.
- 2017:
- Dec 21, 2017 – February 25, 2018: “Sou’wester Staff Art Exhibit” by Samantha Baker, Michael Crain, Thandi Rosenbaum, Kate Rutter, Dawn Stetzel, Jason Taylor, Jason Tschimperle.
- Aug 11 – Dec 15, 2017: “Pop Up Trailer Show” by John Frentress, Nicky Kriara, Nicole J Georges, Shelley Short, Joe Chasse, Jane E Herrold, Carol Aust, Bradley Delay, J Junkins, Patrick Carrico, Aaron Tate, Erin Engstrom, as well as additional artists.
